The role of Critical Care Networks:

Critical Care Networks

Critical Care Networks, as an ODN will respond to need through national, regional ad local determinantion, depending on identified challenge, for example a local critical care bed crisis or a large scale mass incident.

Enable the development of consistent provider guidance and improved service standards, ensuring a consistent patient and family experience

Focus on quality and effectiveness through the facilitation of comparative benchmarking and auditig of services, with implementation of required improvements

Fulfill a key role in assuring providers and commissioners of alll aspects of quality as well as coordinating provider resources to secure the best outcomes for patients across wide geographical regions

Support capacity planning and activity monitoring with collaborative forecasting of demand, and matching of demand and supply

Further information about the role of ODN's can be found in NHS Commissioning Board Paper "Developing Operational Delivery Networks - The Way Forward"2012 click here